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Ghost is een musical van Bruce Joel Rubin (script en liedteksten), Dave Stewart en Glen Ballard (muziek en liedteksten). De musical is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige film Ghost uit 1990 met Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze en Whoopi Goldberg, en gaat over het stelletje Sam en Molly, die na een avond uit worden aangevallen waarbij Sam wordt gedood. Hij sterft maar blijft hangen tussen de wereld van de levenden en het hiernamaals. Via medium Oda Mae Brown komt Sam weer in contact met Molly om haar te kunnen waarschuwen voor het gevaar dat nog steeds dreigt.

De musical ging in maart 2011 in Manchester in première, sindsdien speelde de musical onder andere op het Londense West End en op Broadway, toerde de productie door de Verenigde Staten, de UK, Australië en Azië, en waren niet-Engelstalige producties te zien in Zuid Korea, Oostenrijk, Duitsland en Rusland. In 2012 werd door Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties een Nederlandstalige productie aangekondigd, maar de productie is tot op heden uitgesteld.

Producties

Manchester (2011), West End (2011-2012) en Broadway (2012)

De eerste voorstellingen van de musical werden van 28 maart tot 14 mei 2011 gespeeld in het Manchester Opera House in Manchester, Engeland. De productie verhuisde naar het Londense West End, waar vanaf 24 juni de voorstelling werd gespeeld en op 19 juli de officiële galapremière plaatsvond. De cast bestond onder andere uit Richard Fleeshman als Sam Wheat, Caissie Levy als Molly Jensen, Sharon D. Clarke als Oda Mae Brown en Andrew Langtree als Carl Bruner. Fleeshman en Levy verlieten op 11 januari 2012 de Londense productie om op 23 april van dat jaar de Broadway-productie te openen; previews vonden plaats vanaf 15 maart. Deze enigszins herwerkte productie sloot op 18 augustus, na slechts 136 reguliere voorstellingen; dit na gemengde reviews en ondanks drie Tony-nominaties. Een nationale toernee werd wel al aangekondigd voor 2013. De Londense productie speelde op 6 oktober zijn laatste voorstelling.

Nederland

Producent Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties zou de musical naar Nederland halen; de musical zou vanaf 28 augustus 2012 te zien zijn in het Beatrix Theater in Utrecht en daar op 9 september in première gaan. Op 8 juni 2012 werd bekend dat de musical is uitgesteld. Het is (nog) niet duidelijk wanneer de musical wel in Nederland te zien zal zijn en of door het uitstel er veranderingen in de cast zullen komen.

Cast

• Sam Wheat: Ton Sieben (understudy: Stephan Mooijman)
• Molly Jensen: Celinde Schoenmaker (understudy: Elise Berends en Michelle Splietelhof)
• Oda Mae Brown: Joanne Telesford
• Carl Bruner: Freek Bartels
• Willie Lopez: Alessandro Pierotti
• Hospital Ghost:
• Subway Ghost:Bram Blankestijn
• Clara:
• Louise:

UK National Tour (2013-14), Noord Amerikaanse toernee

The first UK Tour opened in Cardiff on 10 April 2013, and despite some technical faults, opened to positive reviews.{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}} London understudy Rebecca Trehearn stepped into the role of Molly, with Stewart Clarke as Sam, Wendy Mae Brown as Oda Mae and David Roberts as Carl. The 11-month tour closed as scheduled on 8 March 2014 in Oxford.

Subsequent productions

The first North American tour began at the Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY on 14 September 2013. The cast featured Steven Grant Douglas as Sam, Katie Postotnik as Molly, Robby Haltiwanger as Carl, and Carla R. Stewart as Oda Mae Brown. A debut season in Melbourne, Australia had been confirmed to open in August 2013. The production was postponed due to "complications with transporting the famously technologically intricate set". The show eventually had an Australian premiere in 2016, opening in Adelaide before touring to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. The cast featured Rob Mills as Sam and Jemma Rix as Molly.

A 2013 South Korean production starred Joo Won as Sam and Ivy as Molly. In 2014, Christian Bautista played Sam and Cris Villonco played Molly in the 2014 Manila production.

The English Theatre Frankfurt staged the German premiere of Ghost The Musical in November 2014. Aaron Sidwell played Carl.

An Asian tour was launched in 2015 in which starred Liam Doyle as Sam, Lucie Jones as Molly, and Andrew Langtree as Carl. There was a second Asian tour which began in 2016. Ghost has also played international destinations including Italy, Czech Republic and Singapore.

The German speaking premiere of Ghost - Das Musical was in 2017 in Linz, Austria. Starring Riccardo Greco as Sam, Anaïs Lueken as Molly, Peter Lewys Preston as Carl and Ana Milva Gomes as Oda Mae.

A German production will open in Berlin, Germany in December 2017. This production stars Willemijn Verkaik as Molly and Alexander Klaws as Sam.

The Russian premiere of Ghost the Musical took place on 07 October 2017 at the Moscow Youth Palace, starring Pavel Levkin as Sam, Galina Bezruk as Molly and Marina Ivanova as Oda Mae.

Synopsis

Original London production

Act I

The musical starts when Sam Wheat and his long-time girlfriend, Molly Jensen, move into a loft apartment in Brooklyn together ("Here Right Now"). Sam is a banker, Molly a sculptor, and their friend Carl Bruner is introduced as one of Sam's co-workers, come to help them settle in. The three of them seem to be a tight-knit group, with Sam and Molly very much in love. However, Sam clearly shies away from the word "love", which makes Molly visibly uncomfortable. She starts to say something about it, but soon stops herself, and Sam distracts her with a rendition of "Unchained Melody," leaving her insecurities temporarily forgotten.

At work, Sam notices some discrepancies with several accounts and is unwilling to let them go, despite the fact that he has a date with Molly that evening ("More"). He confides in Carl with his discovery, and his friend not only agrees to keep the findings a secret, but promises to investigate himself, so Sam can keep his date. Thanking him, Sam leaves, and meets up with Molly, who later confesses that she wants to marry him. Sam is taken aback and Molly suddenly asks why he never tells her that he loves her ("Three Little Words"); he assures Molly that he doesn't say it in so many words because he prefers to say it through his actions. Molly tells him that she'd still like to hear it every now and again, but his reply reassures her nonetheless. However, they're soon approached by an armed man that tries to steal Sam's wallet. Sam fights back instead of surrendering, and the two struggle for the gun. It goes off and Sam is fatally shot, leaving Molly to cry out for help ("Sam's Murder"). Instead of moving on, however, Sam becomes a ghost, and he stays behind with Molly instead of following the light; unable to leave Molly, he follows her to the hospital, and another ghost explains what he's become ("Ball of Wax"). A trapped Sam struggles to reach out to Molly ("I Can't Breathe").

Back at the apartment, Carl helps Molly clear out some of Sam's old things; clearly, she's hesitant to let go, totally unbeknownst to the fact that Sam is very close by, unable to move on himself. When she's alone, the man that killed Sam sneaks in and begins to ransack the place while Molly is upstairs, forcing Sam into a panic that he'll hurt her, too. Sam manages to spook the man and he flees. Needing to know who he is, Sam pushes himself through the front door with great effort, and follows the man all the way back to his own apartment. He finds out that the man's name is Willie Lopez, and that he'd eventually go back for what he was looking for. Desperate, Sam then seeks out a psychic, Oda Mae Brown, who seems to be a total fraud ("Are You a Believer?"). By some miracle, she actually hears Sam, and he convinces her to go talk to Molly on his behalf - by singing '10,000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall' obnoxiously, no less. In the meantime, Molly is grieving and not taking the loss very well ("With You"). She gets a visit from Oda Mae, but Molly is hesitant to believe, until Oda Mae starts parroting things that only Sam would know. Eventually, she comes around, and agrees to listen. Through Oda Mae, Sam tells her that he was set up, murdered, and that she needs to go to the police; Oda Mae bails as soon as she hears the word. Molly takes this information to Carl, who tells her that it's crazy, but promises to check it out. She goes to the police and Carl goes straight to Willie's place where a distraught Sam discovers the truth, in that his murder was at Carl's own error. As Molly swears to suspend all disbelief, a drunken Carl wanders the streets trying to convince himself it was not his fault ("Suspend My Disbelief/I Had a Life").

Act II

At the police station, it's revealed that Oda Mae has quite the criminal record. Shaken, Molly leaves there with the knowledge that the psychic is a fraud and she loses hope, much to Sam's dismay ("Rain/Hold On"). Molly in her anger sits down to do some pottery as the radio plays. Static is heard and Molly gets up to change to station, as she turns the dial Unchained Melody is suddenly heard. Molly quickly turns off the radio in shock. After a moments pause she turns it back on and slowly returns to her pottery. Sam, who is watching, approaches her from behind singing along, longing for her touch. Just as Molly begins frustrated and starts to lean back as if she can feel Sam, there is a knock on the door. It's Carl. Molly tells Carl that he was right, that the whole thing was crazy, and that she was just grasping at straws. He assures her that it's only natural, but she has to move on, and he even makes a poorly received move on her ("Life Turns on a Dime"). Enraged, Sam manages to break something, and a flustered Molly asks Carl to leave.

With the help of another ghost on the subway, Sam learns how to move objects ("Focus") and returns to Oda Mae's place to enlist her help once more ("Talkin' Bout a Miracle"). Suddenly, Oda Mae is a legitimate psychic, with the ability to call on other spirits instead of resorting to fraud. While Sam is there, Willie Lopez finds her, and she has to run for her life. Sam uses his newfound abilities to spook him and chase him away, but Willie runs into traffic and dies. Unlike Sam, he is not offered a white light, but it's implied that he's dragged somewhere completely different. However, Sam knows that it isn't over, and he begs Oda Mae to help him stop Carl from getting to the money, in order to protect Molly.

We then see Molly, trying to get her life together and move on ("Nothing Stops Another Day"); it's seen that she's selling pieces at her gallery and she apologizes to Carl for pushing him away. Carl, meanwhile, is anxiously awaiting a call and waves her off under the guise of having a busy day. Together, Sam and Oda Mae break into the account that Carl was extorting, Sam feeding her account numbers and information while she poses as 'Rita Miller.' The account is closed and Sam goes to find Carl in his office, in a panic. Moving objects around the room, Sam scares Carl, moving objects around again and making it clear that he knows what really happened. Scared, Carl tells Sam that he'll kill Molly if he doesn't leave him alone and get him the money. However, Sam runs back to Oda Mae.

When she's handed a check for around four million dollars, Oda Mae tries to take the money and leave the situation for good ("I'm Outta Here"), but Sam convinces her to donate the money. Sam then takes her to go see Molly again in order to warn her about Carl. At the apartment, Molly tries to send her away at first, but Sam is able to walk through the door and tell Oda Mae the significance of the earrings Molly is wearing, as well as read a letter for Sam that Molly has inside the apartment. After Oda Mae repeats these things, Molly is able to believe again, and she lets the psychic in. She explains everything to Molly, who is clearly emotionally distraught, and Oda Mae even lets Sam use her body to hold Molly and comfort her ("Unchained Melody (Dance)")

Carl comes into the apartment, armed and frightened for his own life; he owes dangerous drug dealers money and he's desperate. Even though it's clear that he doesn't want to resort to such measures, Carl grabs Molly and holds his gun to her, telling Sam that if he doesn't have Oda Mae tell him where the money is, he's going to kill her. There's a struggle, and Carl is killed, and he's dragged away in the same way as Willie.

Now that Carl is gone and Molly is safe, the light returns for Sam and Molly is able to see and hear him. Knowing that it's time for him to go, Sam says goodbye to Oda Mae, and regretfully turns to Molly. They're able to say their goodbyes, Sam finally telling Molly that he loves her in the way that she wants to hear ("The Love Inside").

Musical numbers

In November 2010, four original songs from the musical were made available online from recording sessions at the Abbey Road Studios and the Manchester Exchange Theatre.

The event was recorded and exclusively screened for fans on Ghost the Musical's Facebook Page on 26 November 2010. The screenings were called 'Live & Unchained: The Facebook Sessions' and gave the world the first chance to hear the original songs. The whole footage is now available on YouTube. The original cast recording was released via iTunes on July 17, 2011. On the album, "Unchained Melody (Reprise)", which is a collaboration of the original song and Sam singing along, was not recorded. "Unchained Melody (Dance)" and "The Love Inside" are edited into one track.

Act I

• "Overture" – Orchestra
• "Here Right Now" – Molly, Sam, Carl
• "Unchained Melody" – Sam
• "More" – Carl, Ensemble
• "Three Little Words" – Molly, Sam
• "Sam's Murder" – Willie, Sam, Molly, Ensemble
• "Ball of Wax" – Hospital Ghost, Ensemble≠
• "I Can't Breathe" – Sam≠≠
• "Are You a Believer?" – Clara, Louise, Mrs Santiago, Oda Mae
• "With You" – Molly
• "Suspend My Disbelief"/"I Had a Life" – Molly, Carl, Sam, Ensemble

Act II

• "Rain"/"Hold On" – Molly, Sam, Ensemble
• "Unchained Melody (Reprise)" - Molly, Sam
• "Life Turns On a Dime" – Carl, Molly, Sam≠≠≠
• "Focus" – Subway Ghost
• "Talkin' 'Bout a Miracle" – Hospital Ghost, Oda Mae, Ensemble
• "Nothing Stops Another Day" – Molly
• "I'm Outta Here" – Oda Mae, Ensemble
• "Unchained Melody (Dance)" – Sam, Molly
• "The Love Inside" – Sam, Molly

≠Replaced with "You Gotta Let Go" for Broadway and UK Tour. In the UK and US Tours, the role of Hospital Ghost is absent and the song is sung solely by the ensemble.
≠≠Changed to include lyrics from "Unchained Melody" for the UK Tour and productions thereafter.
≠≠≠Music and lyrical changes, mainly from "Here Right Now", implemented for Broadway and productions thereafter.

Principal roles and cast members

• Listed below are the principal performers (of their respective productions) from all major productions of the musical.

Character	Original Manchester/West End Performer	Original Broadway Performer	Original Austrian Cast
Sam Wheat	Richard Fleeshman		Riccardo Greco
Molly Jensen	Caissie Levy		Anais Lueken
Carl Bruner	Andrew Langtree	Bryce Pinkham	Peter Lewys Preston
Oda Mae Brown	Sharon D. Clarke	Da’Vine Joy Randolph	Ana Milva Gomes
Willie Lopez	Ivan De Freitas	Michael Balderrama	Mischa Kiek
Subway Ghost	Adebayo Bolaji	Tyler McGee	Gernot Romic
Hospital Ghost	Mark Pearce (Manchester) / Mark White (West End)	Lance Roberts	Rob Pelzer
Clara	Lisa Davina Phillip	Moya Angela	Ariana Schirasi-Fard
Louise	Jenny Fitzpatrick	Carly Hughes	Gina Marie Hudson

Notable West End Replacements

• Lisa Davina Phillip as Oda Mae Brown (temporary)
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph (temporary)
• Mark Evans as Sam Wheat
• Siobhan Dillon as Molly Jensen

Critical reception

Charles Isherwood, in his review of the Broadway production for The New York Times, called the musical a "thrill-free singing theme-park ride" and went on to write that "the show relies mostly on elaborate video imagery, modestly ingenious special effects and the familiarity of its ectoplasmic romance to entertain." Further, he believes that the musical has "innocuous, forgettable pop songs..."

The New York Daily News reviewer wrote that the "gee-whiz illusions (a specter seemingly walks through a door, for instance), lavish light displays and supersized projections are the main attractions of this English import. Without eye-popping tricks, the show offers zip in the way of wonder... [the] book... clunks along. The love story gets swamped by numerous scenes and robotic dance numbers about New York’s frantic fast-paced corporate jungle. Some moments seem to exist simply for visuals — Hey, let’s use umbrellas!"

In a more positive vein, the "talkinbroadway.com" reviewer wrote "Librettist-lyricist Bruce Joel Rubin ... and composer-lyricists Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard have written one of the finest film-to-stage adaptations in current memory, which Matthew Warchus has directed with energy and passion. Add in a better-than-necessary cast led by U.K. actor Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy ... both of whom originated their roles in London, and you have an evening that startles with just how good it is. In relative terms, at any rate. I'm not willing to go as far as saying that this is a great musical, or even an objectively good one... But it positively glows by the standards of all this Broadway season's new offerings and the likes of most other recent movie-inspired outings."

Cast Recordings

• 2012 Ghost - The Musical | Original London Cast

• 2017 Ghost - Das Musical | Original Linz Cast

Awards and nominations

Original London production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2012	Laurence Olivier Award	Best New Musical		Genomineerd
		Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical	Sharon D. Clarke	Genomineerd
		Best Set Design	Rob Howell	Genomineerd
		Best Lighting Design	Hugh Vanstone	Genomineerd
		Best Sound Design	Bobby Aitken	Genomineerd
	WhatsOnStage.com Awards	Best New Musical		Genomineerd
		Best Actor in a Musical	Richard Fleeshman	Gewonnen
		Best Set Design	Rob Howell	Genomineerd
		Best Lighting Design	Hugh Vanstone	Genomineerd
		Best Sound Design	Bobby Aitken	Genomineerd

Original Broadway production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2012	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Da’Vine Joy Randolph	Genomineerd
		Best Scenic Design	Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll	Genomineerd
		Best Lighting Design	Hugh Vanstone	Genomineerd
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Set Design	Jon Driscoll, Rob Howell and Paul Kieve	Gewonnen
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Production of a Musical		Genomineerd
	Outer Critics Circle	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Da’Vine Joy Randolph	Genomineerd
		Outstanding Lighting Design	Hugh Vanstone	Gewonnen

External links

• {{ibdb show|490919}}
• {{Official website}}